Britain places US travelers on quarantine 'red list'
American citizens have landed on a British red list for travelers and will be required to quarantine 14 days after entering the country due to the spike in coronavirus cases stateside.
Britains transport minister, Grant Shapps, confirmed on Friday that the nation will scrap its quarantine requirement for inbound travelers arriving from 50 low-risk countries, according to the BBC.
The system separates countries into three categories: green countries, such as New Zealand, who have very low levels of coronavirus and will have restrictions for U.K. travelers; amber countries, including most of Europe, who will have reciprocal arrangements in place requiring no quarantine either arriving for departing; and red countries, which will need to observe a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in the U.K.
The United States is on the red list.
The U.S. from a very early stage banned flights from the U.K. and from Europe so there isnt a reciprocal arrangement in place, Shapps told the BBC. "They have got very high numbers of infections, which is why they are not on the list today.
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